The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League, and 1962 was the first season in franchise history...

Houston Colt .45s for their first three seasons (1962–1964) while the Astrodome was being built, just to the south of it. After its use in Houston, it was...

same division. Established as the Houston Colt .45s, the Astros entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962 along with the New York Mets. The...

The Houston Colt .45s' 1963 season was a season in American baseball. The team finished ninth in the National League with a record of 66–96, 33 games...

Baseball. The team joined MLB in 1962 as an expansion team named the Houston Colt .45s and changed their name to the Houston Astros in 1965. The team won...

signed by the Houston Colt .45s while playing for the school's baseball team. After a season in the minor leagues, he was promoted to the Colt .45's active...

National Hockey League. The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball expansion team formed in 1962 (known as the "Colt .45s" until 1965) that have won...

in Major League baseball and the National League, Houston Colt .45s (known since 1965 as the Houston Astros named after their futuristic enclosed indoor...

The 1962 Major League Baseball expansion was the formation of two new Major League Baseball (MLB) teams for the 1962 season. The Houston Colt .45s (later...

for the Washington Senators (1951–57), Boston Red Sox (1958–62) and Houston Colt .45s (1963–64). Runnels was a five-time All-Star player during his tenure...

played 15 seasons as a center fielder; he spent ten of his fifteen seasons with the Houston Colt .45s / Astros before playing 2 All-Star seasons for the...

From 1962 through September 18, 1964, Craft was the first manager in Houston's Major League history as skipper of the expansion Houston Colt .45s, later...

other being the Texas Rangers. The team began with the name of the Colt .45s in 1962 and changed their name to the "Astros" in 1965 when they began playing...

Philadelphia Phillies Don Zimmer, infielder, Chicago Cubs The Mets and Houston Colt .45s were established on October 17, 1960, giving them time to acquire...

shortstop who appeared in 90 games over parts of two seasons, 1962 and 1963, for the Houston Colt .45s. He also played in the Negro leagues for the Kansas...

2023. "1962 Houston Colt .45s Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2023. "1963 Houston Colt .45s Minor...

High School. He signed with the expansion Houston Colt .45s, as an amateur free agent, in 1962. In 10 MLB seasons, Bateman compiled a .230 lifetime batting...

1963 through 1981 for the Houston Colt .45s, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Kansas City Royals. After playing for Houston from 1963 to 1964, Grote...

list of seasons completed by the Houston Astros, originally known as the Houston Colt .45s, a professional baseball franchise based in Houston, Texas;...

member of the newly formed Houston Colt .45s expansion team where, he became the regular third baseman for the first seven seasons of the young franchise...

Baseball debut with the Yankees. June 26, 1962: Bob Cerv was purchased from the Yankees by the Houston Colt .45s. Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played;...

League Baseball (MLB). Lillis was an original member of the 1962 expansion Houston Colt .45s who remained with the club (renamed the Astros in 1965) for...

Houston Astros (formerly known as the Houston Colt .45s from 1962–1964) are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Houston, Texas. Formed in 1962...

Ginsberg was released by the Red Sox. March 24, 1962: Tom Borland was traded by the Red Sox to the Houston Colt .45s for Dave Philley. Bill Monbouquette and Earl...

(1959–60), the expansion Washington Senators club (1961), Houston Colt .45s / Astros (1962–65), and St. Louis Cardinals (1965–67). He was the first closer...

Baseball for five teams over nine seasons (1960–1967; 1969). Nottebart pitched the first no-hitter in Houston Colt .45s/Astros history in 1963. He was listed...

games over six Major League Baseball seasons between 1960 and 1967 for the Cleveland Indians, Houston Colt .45s/Astros and Minnesota Twins. An outfielder...

The National League (NL) added two teams via expansion, the Houston Colt .45s and New York Mets. This marked the return of the NL to New York City after...

White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Houston Colt .45s. Brown was a knuckleballer with outstanding control who worked as...

a catcher who played 82 games in the Major Leagues for the Houston Colt .45s during 1962 and 1963. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1...